WEEKEND WEB: Betting terminals can be addictive and harmful
HAYES IN THE HOUSE: By MP John HayesLike many others in South Holland and the Deepings, my family enjoys an occasional flutter on some of our great sporting events – the Grand National, the Derby (and...
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The following decisions have been made by magistrates at court hearings. In all drink-drive cases, the legal limit is 35 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath, 80 milligrammes of alcohol...
View ArticleWEEKEND WEB: Tiggy the tabby inspires young readers
We look back at the Free Press this week in 1999...Holbeach Library’s resident cat provided the inspiration at the launch of a weekly storytime for children in the town.Storyteller and customer liaison...
View ArticleWEEKEND WEB: Businesses need to be Brexit-ready
CABINET cALL: A weekly column written by members of South Holland District Council’s Cabinet. This week with: COUN COLIN JOHNSONAs the New year gets going in South Holland the news is still dominated...
View ArticleWEEKEND WEB: Adorable Jerry needs a new home
Hey, my name is Jerry! I’m always such a happy boy and love it when my friends here at Jerry Green get to take me for walks.I have been told that I am very popular with the volunteers here when it...
View ArticleWEEKEND WEB: Your help can benefit others
The latest volunteering opportunities from Lincolnshire Community and Voluntary ServiceEven the most capable and resilient people struggle with their emotions and mental health sometimes.Staying...
View ArticleWEEKEND WEB: Way in which we order prescriptions has changed
DOCTOR CALLING: A weekly column by the chairman of South Lincolnshire Clinical Commissioning Group Dr Kevin HillIn an effort to make prescribing safer, less wasteful and more cost efficient, patients...
View ArticleWEEKEND WEB: Slow dowqn in commodities and equities
SCOTT WOODS writes his weekly assessment of the global finance scene...Global shares fell in sterling terms, as the pound approached US$1.40, which clipped returns for UK investors. Emerging markets...
View ArticleWEEKEND WEB: Spalding Guardian letters
Your views on roads, politics and Spalding’s water fountain... plus Thought For The WeekProblems in Surfleet and HolbeachHas South Holland District Council planning department and Lincolnshire County...
View ArticleDo you know when this picture of Gedney School was taken?
Gedney couple Roz and Colin Stevens found this old picture taken outside the village school hidden inside an old phot frame.The couple, who are renovating The Old Green man pub in the village, are...
View ArticleHave a Valentine’s message printed for free. . . by filling in printed or...
Once again we’re giving Spalding Guardian and Lincolnshire Free Press readers the chance to send a Valentine’s Day message to their loved one.But for the first time, you can do it online... or you can...
View ArticleTackling Britain’s 100 Favourite Walks
TRISH TAKES FIVE: By Trish BurgessDid you catch ITV’s Britain’s Favourite Walks last week? I sat on the sofa, coffee and biscuit in hand, shouting at the telly, “Been there!” “Done that one!” until I...
View ArticleLeaving on a jet plane
TRISH TAKES FIVE: By Trish BurgessBefore our trip to Finland we spent a night in Gatwick Airport. We had an early morning flight ahead of us, so it seemed sensible to remove some of the stress by...
View ArticleWEEKEND WEB: Letter gives fascinating insight into wartime Britain
We look back at the Free Press of 100 years ago this week...Mr Ed Cragg MD wrote to the Free Press this week in 1918, contemplating what would happen if Britain did not win the Great War...‘I cannot...
View ArticleYul never know
I don’t want to spoil anything by ‘letting the cat out the bag’ (ye olde, pre-metric English type saying) but there could well be a Royal type wedding this year although it’s been kept very quiet but...
View ArticleWEEKEND WEB: Boris, bridges and me
WARD’S WORLD: By John WardI like to think the basic start to any new year, the one starting in January, should be relatively peaceful and not too demanding although its not always the case with this...
View ArticleWEEKEND WEB: Haven’t we been here before?
CHRIS CARTER is disappointed that one of the area’s largest agricultural shows is on the move, in WORD ON THE GROUND.So January comes round again and as usual it’s time for a trip to what’s billed as...
View ArticleMum’s anger at lack of action after tools stolen from shed in Whaplode
A Whaplode mum is frustrated that police are not doing more to catch the thieves who broke into her garden shed – despite a trail of evidence.Katie Kirby (35) discovered hand tools, drills, and other...
View ArticleSpalding fire station manager Pete Wiles bows out after 30 years
The respected fire officer who investigated some of the most high profile incidents in Lincolnshire bowed out on Monday after a 30-year career.Station manager Pete Wiles, who was based at Spalding...
View ArticleOpen fire in Sutton St James
Firefighters from Long Sutton and Holbeach attended a fire in the open on Broadgate Lane, Sutton St James on Saturday night. The blaze, at 11.09pm, was extinguished using one hose reel.
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